Eddie Marra posted:Scotie posted:In O gauge we're so used to the longevity of PW that I think we've lost track of where the manufactures are going. How old is your TV, cell phone and all of the consumer electronics. The manufactures of our trains are starting to think like they do and assume you will have tossed the trains you bought this year for the "new" ones that they will sell in five years.
Its how it now is.
All well and good, but I'm not interested in paying a thousand dollars and above for a locomotive that will fall apart, when I can get a Postwar locomotive that's lived through falls off tables, collisions, mice in attics, Rock and Roll and the Bossa Nova, still be fully intact and run after a standard servicing - and not break $100 - $200!
Its any consumer good. They are all junk. 2005 bought a 55” hitachi plasma tv, like $4200 then beautiful tv loved he picture . It lasted about 5 years. Board failure which i tried to replace myself but never got it quite right . Next up sharp 70” was cheaper as prices come down. Worked great 3-4 yeaes and then black screen. Funny part comes next. We buy a samsung 65” suhd quantum. Meanwhile I hit up my bad caps electronics forum and find my sharp is prone to a specific screen failure since it has foil se mosfets down each side of the screen. From the forum I learn you can sometimes remove the right side foil (which is the fail prone section) and live on. Did the trick and walla, she worked and still does to this day with no apparent changes is screen quality. The best part of the story is I fixed it to put in my garage. 😎 but wife refused that option . To this day the 65” Samsung sits mint in the box. Having long since wasted the extended warranty she bought with it. We’ve never plugged it in. So, what are the chances it will work someday? Lol.
So to me it’s all junk. If a high volume everyday item like a tv can’t last 5 years why on earth would you think a train would? No offense, but seriously?
ps, I love prewR and postwar and I agree they are indestructable!
